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predorsal length

Distance between the tip of the upper jaw and inseryion/origin of first dorsal fin..

Used in 19 species profiles

Betta albimarginata
Betta channoides
Betta cracens
Betta enisae
Betta gladiator
Betta ideii

Related terms

dorsal-fin
Median, rayed, unpaired fin located on the dorsal surface (back) of most fishes. Its main purpose is to prevent the animal rolling and enable it to turn sharply. Some species possess more than one dorsal fin, in which case the anterior one is referred to as the first.

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